University of Dhaka (DU)

The University of Dhaka was established in the year 1921. It is by far the oldest university in the country and it was founded on July 1, 1921. Sir P.J. Hartog was the first Vice Chancellor of University of Dhaka. All Bangladeshi Universities including Dhaka University are affiliated to University Grants Commission, which is a commission created according to the Presidential Order (P.O. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of Bangladesh.

The University of Dhaka was established in order to cater to the needs of Tertiary Education in Bangladesh. It offers several higher education programs to its aspiring students. The university was set up in Ramna on approximately some land counting 600 acres, and it aspires to build a knowledge based society, which can influence public policy as well as social behavior of the people of Bangladesh.

The University commenced with teachers being sixty in number, three Faculties, with twelve different departments, 877 students and three best quality dormitories for its students.

Presently, the university has 13 faculties, seventeen dormitories, 71 departments, 10 institutes with three hostels and more than 38 research centres. The number of students and teachers are increasing in this University year after year.

The principle of the Dhaka University is to generate new parts of learning and to impart this knowledge to the social order with the help of its students. Since its inception, the university is known to have eminent or notable scholars as faculties who have contributed a lot in the ground of Education as well as research work in Bangladesh.

Colleges under the University of Dhaka

Here given list of Colleges under University of Dhaka (DU). Numbers in bracket indicates year of establishment.
  • Ad-din Womens Medical College, Dhaka (2008)
  • AICHI Medical College, Dhaka (2013)
  • Akij College of Home Economics, Dhaka (2017)
  • Anwar Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka (2008)
  • Ashiyan Medical College, Dhaka (2012)
  • AYAT College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Dhaka (2018)
  • Bangladesh Ansar & VDP Academy, Gazipur (2012)
  • Bangladesh Dental College, Dhaka (2003)
  • Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Savar (1992)
  • Bangladesh Home Economics College, Dhaka (1996)
  • Bangladesh Homeopathic Medical College, Dhaka (1986)
  • Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Dhaka (1983)
  • Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka (2006)
  • Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka (1986)
  • Barishal Engineering College, Barishal (2017)
  • Barishal Nursing College, Barishal (2010)
  • Bashundhara Ad-din Medical College, South Keranigonj, Dhaka (2013)
  • BIDS Graduate School of Economics, Dhaka (2018)
  • Bikrampur Bhuiyan Medical College, Munshiganj (2014)
  • BIRDEM Nursing College, Dhaka (2013)
  • Care Medical College, Dhaka (2014)
  • City Dental College, Dhaka (1996)
  • City Medical College, Gazipur (2012)
  • College of Home Economics, Dhaka (1961)
  • College of Nursing, Dhaka (1970)
  • College of Nursing, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka (2017)
  • Colonel Malek Medical College, Manikganj (2014)
  • Community Based Medical College Bangladesh, Mymensingh (1995)
  • CRP Nursing College, Savar Dhaka (2014)
  • Delta Medical College, Dhaka (2006)
  • Dhaka Central International Medical College, Dhaka (2011)
  • Dhaka Community Medical College, Dhaka (2008)
  • Dhaka Community Nursing College, Boro Moghbazar, Dhaka (2014)
  • Dhaka Dental College, Dhaka (1961)
  • Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka (1946)
  • Dhaka National Medical College, Dhaka (1995)
  • Dhaka Nursing College, Dhaka (2008)
  • Dhaka School of Bank Management, Dhaka (2012)
  • Dhaka School of Broad Cast Journalism, Dhaka (2014)
  • Dhaka School of Economics, Dhaka (2011)
  • Diabetic Association Medical College, Faridpur (2009)
  • Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College, Dhaka (2011)
  • DWF Nursing College, Barishal (2016)
  • East-West Medical College, Dhaka (2000)
  • East-West Nursing College, Dhaka (2011)
  • Enam Medical College, Savar Dhaka (2003)
  • Faridpur Engineering College, Faridpur (2010)
  • Faridpur International Nursing College, Faridpur (2018)
  • Faridpur Medical College, Faridpur (1992)
  • Gazi Munibur Rahman Nursing College, Patuakhali (2016)
  • Government Homeopathic Medical College, Mirpur, Dhaka (1989)
  • Government Unani & Ayurvedic Medical College, Dhaka (1989)
  • Grameen Kaledonian College of Nursing, Dhaka (2010)
  • Green Life Medical College, Dhaka (2009)
  • Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka (2000)
  • Holy Family Red Crescent Nursing College, Dhaka (2017)
  • IBN Sina Medical College, Dhaka (2005)
  • Ibrahim Medical College, Dhaka (2002)
  • Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control & Research, Mohakhali, Dhaka (2013)
  • Institute of Health Technology, Dhaka (2008)
  • Institute of Medical Technology, Dhaka (2004)
  • Institute of Public Health, Dhaka (2013)
  • International Institute of Health Sciences, Dhaka (2018)
  • International Medical College, Gazipur (2000)
  • Jahurul Islam Medical College, Kishorganj (1992)
  • Jahurul Islam Nursing College, Kishorganj (2015)
  • Kumudini Nursing College, Tangail (2007)
  • Kumudini Womens Medical College, Tangail (2000)
  • Madaripur DWF Nursing College, Madaripur (2018)
  • Mandy Dental College, Dhaka (2008)
  • Manikganj Nursing College, Manikganj (2015)
  • Marks Medical College, Dhaka (2011)
  • Medical College For Women, Dhaka (1992)
  • MH Samorita Medical Collegel, Dhaka (2010)
  • Monno Medical College, Manikganj (2011)
  • Monowara Sikder Medical College, Shariatpur (2015)
  • Mugda Medical College, Dhaka (2015)
  • Mymensingh Engineering College, Mymensingh (2009)
  • Mymensingh Home Economic College, Mymensingh (2008)
  • Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh (1962)
  • Mymensingh Nursing College, Mymensingh (2008)
  • National Colllege of Home Economics, Dhaka (1998)
  • National Institute of Textile Engineering & Research, Savar Dhaka (2010)
  • National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabiliation Centre, Dhaka (1973)
  • Netrokona Medical College, Netrokona (2018)
  • Nightingale Medical College, Dhaka (2006)
  • Northern International Medical College, Dhaka (2005)
  • Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, Dhaka (2017)
  • Patuakhali Medical College, Patuakhali (2014)
  • Pioneer Dental College, Dhaka (1995)
  • Popular Medical College, Dhaka (2010)
  • President Abdul Hamid Medical College, Kishorganj (2013)
  • Prime College of Nursing, Dhaka (2017)
  • Rajdhani Nursing College, Barishal (2018)
  • Saic College of Medical Science and Technology, Dhaka (2007)
  • Saic Nursing College, Dhaka (2018)
  • Saphena Womens Dental College, Dhaka (2009)
  • Sapporo Dental College, Dhaka (2000)
  • Shahabuddin Medical College, Dhaka (2003)
  • Shaheed Mansur Ali Medical College, Dhaka (1995)
  • Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka (2006)
  • Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College, Kishoreganj (2011)
  • Shahid Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College, Gazipur (2013)
  • Shahidul Chowdhury Engineering College, Faridpur (2017)
  • Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Nursing College, Gazipur (2014)
  • Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Jamalpur (2014)
  • Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Tangail (2014)
  • Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College, Gopalgonj (2011)
  • Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barishal (1964)
  • Shyamoli Textile Engineering College, Dhaka (2009)
  • Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka (1972)
  • Skabo Nursing College, Mymensingh (2015)
  • Square College of Nursing, Dhaka (2012)
  • State College of Health Sciences, Dhaka (2002)
  • STS Nursing College, Dhaka (2018)
  • Tairunessa Memorial Medical College, Gazipur (2001)
  • Tajuddin Ahmad Nursing College, Gazipur (2017)
  • Technical Teachers Training College, Dhaka (1964)
  • United College of Nursing, Dhaka (2011)
  • Universal Medical College, Dhaka (2014)
  • Universel Nursing College, Dhaka (2018)
  • University Dental College, Dhaka (1995)
  • UP-date Dental College, Dhaka (2008)
  • US-Bangla Medical College, Narayangonj (2013)
  • Uttara Adhunik Medical College, Dhaka (2007)
  • Zahir Mehrun Nursing College, Patuakhali (2018)
  • Zainul Haque Sikder Womens Medical College, Dhaka (1992)

Institutes under the University of Dhaka

The University of Dhaka is a decentralized institution and has several institutes for teaching and research These are:
  • Institute of Education and Research
  • Institute of Statistical Research and Training
  • Institute of Business Administration
  • Institute of Nutrition and Food Science
  • Institute of Social Welfare and Research
  • Institute of Modern Languages
  • Institute of Health Economics
  • Institute of Information Technology
  • Institute of Energy
  • Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies
  • Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology
  • Confucius Institute
  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Research Institute for Peace and Liberty

Courses offered by the University of Dhaka

The University of Dhaka with its colleges and institutes offer a wide variety of courses to its students. Students can acquire Diploma, Undergraduate Degree, Master Degree, as well as Ph.D in relevant fields and thereby, pursue a career in their choice of discipline.

Admissions in the University of Dhaka

Students qualifying for the basic eligibility of admission can apply to pursue Higher Education in the University Of Dhaka. The basic eligibility criterion for admission to undergraduate courses is same for all the colleges which is, successful completion of 12th standard from a school in Bangladesh, or any other country. However, for admission to post graduate courses, the University requires graduate candidates.

Admission to the University of Dhaka, for each of the different courses is based strictly on merit. The online admission form is available to students who qualify to seek admission in the University. Further, admission process for students of undergraduate courses commences in the first or second week of November and this process ends by the month of November.

Contact Details University of Dhaka

Office of the Vice Chancellor
Administrative Building (Ground Floor)
University of Dhaka

Phone: 9672545
Email: vcoffice@du.ac.bd

Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor(Academic)
Administrative Building (Ground Floor)
University of Dhaka

Phone: 88 09666911463 / 4007
Email: provc.acad@du.ac.bd

Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor(Administration)
Administrative Building (Ground Floor)
University of Dhaka

Phone: 88 09666911463 / 4010, 4011
Email: provc@du.ac.bd

Office of the Registrar
Administrative Building (1st Floor)
University of Dhaka

Phone: 88 09666911463 / 4020
Email: registrar@du.ac.bd

Website: www.du.ac.bd
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